Should pediatric patients wait for HLA-DR-matched renal transplants?

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2056-2061

  Gritsch, H A ^a   Veale, J L ^a   Leichtman, A B ^b,c   Guidinger, M K ^b   Magee, J C ^b,c   McDonald, R A ^d   Harmon, W E ^e   Delmonico, F L ^e   Ettenger, R B ^a   Cecka, J M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deceased donor; Histocompatibility matching; Kidney; Organ allocation; Pediatric; Transplant

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 51849091929     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02320.x     Document Type: Article

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